I’m not saying you should read them; and I already provided the reasons for reading them above. You can find those reasons compelling or not.
I never mentioned the reviewer being paid. There’s many interesting blogs and Goodreads profiles that are worth following too. My impression is, you’re drawing an overly sharp boundary between your style of reading and something you imagine is “professional” reading of those who care about reviews.
I’m not saying you should read them; and I already provided the reasons for reading them above. You can find those reasons compelling or not.
I never mentioned the reviewer being paid. There’s many interesting blogs and Goodreads profiles that are worth following too. My impression is, you’re drawing an overly sharp boundary between your style of reading and something you imagine is “professional” reading of those who care about reviews.